Woman found dead in vacant home in south Houston

Updated 4:38 pm, Thursday, January 23, 2014

Houston Police Department investigate body of woman found in abandoned house at 2916 Rosalie, Jan. 23, 2014, in Houston, Tx.

Houston Police Department investigate body of woman found in abandoned house at 2916 Rosalie, Jan. 23, 2014, in Houston, Tx.

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Houston Police Department investigate body of woman found in abandoned house at 2916 Rosalie, Jan. 23, 2014, in Houston, Tx.

Houston Police Department investigate body of woman found in abandoned house at 2916 Rosalie, Jan. 23, 2014, in Houston, Tx.

Photo: Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle

Woman found dead in vacant home in south Houston

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A woman found in an abandoned house in south Houston on Thursday had likely been dead for at least 12 hours, authorities said.

A passer-by spotted the body of a woman, who appeared to be in her 30s, about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in a vacant house along Rosalie near Ennis, Houston police said.

Although an autopsy will confirm the cause of death, Houston police said a gun was discovered next to the woman's body.

Anyone with information is asked to contact HPD homicide detectives at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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